News, 25 April 2025
Regional Development Forum for CIS (RDF-CIS) 2025 and the Regional Preparatory Meeting for WTDC-25 for CIS (RPM-CIS)
The Regional Preparatory Meeting (RPM) for the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) was held from 24 to 25 April in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan. Participants at the meeting benefitted from detailed reporting on the ongoing implementation of the Kigali Action Plan and proposed the next Regional Initiatives and topics in the area of information and communication technology (ICT) development strategies in the CIS region for consideration by the next World Telecommunication Development Conference.
The meeting was preceded by a Regional Development Forum (RDF) on 23 April. At the Regional Development Forum, discussed focusewd on results-oriented debates and impactful Partner2Connect Matchmaking Roundtables, the state of digital development and the implementation of the current Regional Initiatives.
News, 24 April 2025
The Global Celebration of International Girls in ICT Day 2025
The global celebration
of International Girls in ICT Day was co-hosted by the CIS and the Arab
States regions, featuring a live link between Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan, and Nouakchott, Mauritania, along with distinguished panellists from around the world, live streamed for global audience.
In
Bishkek, the event was organized in collaboration with the Ministry of
Digital Development and Innovative Technologies of the Kyrgyz Republic
while, in Nouakchott, the celebration was held in cooperation with the
Ministry of Digital Transition, Innovation, and Modernization of
Administration of the Islamic Republic of Mauritania.
News, 13 March 2025
Global Youth Summit 2025
The ITU Global Youth Summit 2025 (GYS-25) took place in Varadero, Cuba, from 11-13 March 2025. The three-day event, organized by the International Telecommunication Union (ITU) and hosted by the Ministry of Communications of the Government of Cuba, set out to amplify youth voices on the tech-driven future. Participants from around the world between 18 and 25 years of age identified their priorities to ensure that information and communication technologies are safe, affordable and accessible.
News, 26 February 2025
Regional Development Forum for Europe (RDF-EUR) 2025 and the Regional Preparatory Meeting for WTDC-25 for Europe (RPM-EUR)
The Regional Preparatory Meeting (RPM) for Europe was held from 25 to 26 February in Budapest, Hungary. Participants at the meeting benefitted from detailed reporting on the ongoing implementation of the Kigali Action Plan, and proposed the Regional Initiatives in the area of information and communication technology (ICT) development strategies in the Europe region to be considered by the next ITU World Telecommunication Development Conference (WTDC-25), to be held in Baku, Azerbaijan, from 17 to 28 November 2025.
News, 05 February 2025
Regional Development Forum for Arab States (RDF-ARB) 2025 and the Regional Preparatory Meeting for WTDC-25 for Arab States (RPM-ARB)
The Regional Preparatory Meeting (RPM) for the Arab States was held 4-5 February in Amman, Jordan. Participants at the meeting assessed the ongoing implementation of the Kigali Action Plan and identified priority areas for information and communication technology (ICT) development strategies in the Arab region to be adopted at the next ITU World Telecommunication Development Conference (WTDC-25), to be held in Baku, Azerbaijan 17-28 November 2025.
